Combined corn cooker and mixer.



No. 739,350. y PATENTED `SEPT. z2, 1903, LEEUTTEE.

CGMBINED CORN (OKER AND MIXER.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.15. 1902, No MODEL. z SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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UNITED STA-TES Patented September 22, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

.IOHN E. RUTTER, OE BLAIR, NEBRASKA, AssIeNOR OE ONEHALE To DANIEL W. ARCHER, OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBIED CORN COOKER AND MIXER.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,350, dated September 22, 1903. Application iiled September 15, 1902. Serial No. 123,381. iNomodel.)

To all whom it mayconcern: I

Be it known that l, JOHN F. BUTTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Blair,

` larly pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is a View, part in section and part in elevation, with the syrup-v measuring attachment omitted..

Referring to the parts by reference-letters, A and A represent twin tanks of suitablek dimensions, in which the cooking and mixing operations are carried out. Each tank is preferably of the open variety and is provided with a sloping bottom a-to facilitate the discharge of the contents. In practice I prefer to provide the sloping feature of the bottom by making the same approximately funnel-shaped, as shown, whereby the Inaterial will all tend toward the center of the bottom, where it is provided with an outlet having a suitable discharge-pi pe a,controlled bya suitable valve, as at a2. The dischargespouts of the twin tanks lead to a can-filling machine, (represented at B.) Each tank is provided with a stirrer or mixer 0,3 of any suitable form and driven from any suitable source of power, so as to keepthe contents in an agitated state while the cooking of the corn is being accomplished. The corn is lheated 'to any degree up to the boiling-point by means of the direct application of live steam, which is introduced intothe tanks by suitable perforated pipes a4, each controlled by a suitable cock a5 and leading to a common source of supply, as at as.

To measure the syrup that is used to sweeten the corn, l attach to the tanks supports c, to which the syrup-measure C is pivoted, so that the measurer of vessel C can be turned to discharge its contents into either tank by means of a handle c. rlhe reference-letter c2 shows ,the end of the pipe leading from the syruptank above to discharge the syrup or syrupwater into the measuring vessel C. This pipe is provided with a cock c8 for the purpose ofallowing the syrup or syrup-water to iiow into the measuring Vessel, as*- desired.-

In operation the desired quantity of syrup is allowed to flow into the measuring vessel VC, when the operator closes the cock csand then discharges the syrup or sweetened water Y into one of the tanks which lis empty, after which the cornis put into this tank and the stirring and cooking process is carried on. When the other tank is empty, the desired quantity of syrup is also admitted into the Vmeasuring vessel C and then discharged into that tank, after which the corn is placed in thisl tank, and the cooking and stirring process proceeds therein. By this arrangement I am able to carry on the cooking process in l either tank while the companionvtank is being either lled or emptied and so can proceed continuously with the treatment of the corn by alternating the tanks. This is greatly facilitated by providing the syrup-supply and the steam-supply from devices that are common to the two tanks. The syrup-measurer enables me to determine for each batch of corn the desired amount of syrup as Well as the desired amount of liquid which may be mixed with the syrup in its preparation in the tank above, and a single operator can readily and with great facility operate the filling of each tank properly with syrup or syrup-water to give it the desired fluidity and sweetness. Having described my invention, lclaiml. In a combined mixing and cooking apparatus for corn, a pair of twin tanks, each having a fun nel-shaped bottom providedv with a central outlet, pipes leading from'the out lets to a common point of discharge, a valve controlling each pipe,an agitatorin each tank, to turn it to discharge its contents into either and acircular perforated steam-pipe adjacent tank, substantially as specified. xo to the bottom of each tank, substantially as n testimony whereof I affix my signature described. in presence of two witnesses.

5 2. In acombined mixing.,r and cooking ap- JOHN F. BUTTER.

paratus for corn, a pair of twin tanks, and a Witnesses: syrup-measuring vessel pivoted. on supports EDMUND C. JACKSON, attached tothe tank and provided with means WM. ALLEN. 

